February 2011
33 posts
No Candy For You: How to Write About Africa →
thatdangergirl.tumblr.com
Excellent tutorial on writing about Africa ;-)
radicalranting:gurlgoestoafrica:
an excerpt from an amazing article by Binyavanga Wainaina
Always use the word ‘Africa’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title. Subtitles may include the words ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Masai’, ‘Zulu’, ‘Zambezi’, ‘Congo’, ‘Nile’, ‘Big’, ‘Sky’, ‘Shadow’, ‘Drum’,…
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If you are a feminist, reblog this because I want to follow you.
Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Greece
The people rise up everywhere in the Mediterranean but nobody cares about Greece anymore. They are fighting their currupt regime for more than a year now.
A strike shuts down the whole country currently:
A nervous day awaits Athens residents as public transport on February 2 will be shut completely, including rail, metro, buses, trams and trolleys. A massive protest has been organised on the streets of central Athens, although Greek authorities have branded the march as illegal, reports from Greece said.
To make matters worse, employees and doctors from the state social security fund IKA are also on strike, and have besieged the Greek health ministry. They warned that their actions will continue.
Greek pharmacists will also strike, on February 4, when pharmacies will be closed because the governments wants to “liberalise their sector”.
